Compatible Creatures by Bruce Maulden
War, Politics, and Life
A bit of ground fog with a kind of warm quiet this early Wednesday on California’s north coast as we fall on through the work week. Beyond the horror of the new normal — beheadings on video, Egypt giving the US advice on crowd control, Rick Perry in jail, and so forth — you get…
As manager of a liquor store, currency handling is a way of life, and one of the most-dirty, nasty and foul things on this earth is money. After awhile, your fingers turn black. One nasty floater is the $100 bill — a Benjamin, or just ‘Ben’ — which is the top dog of currency most-desired…
Light fog and cool this early Monday on California’s north coast as we start another work week. And from this vantage point, Friday looks years away. Today is special — for me. This is my last full-work week as I’m retiring, and the liquor store I manage will have to continue running without me. My…
Deep-blanket fog, bordering on drizzle this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, but unlike a shitload of other places all over this anxiety-riddled, ridiculous world, in a little while we’ll get sunshine and warmth. Technically, the weather people term it ‘Partly cloudy,’ but in reality, it’s as good as it gets — a few clouds…
High overcast and some ground fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — dark and quiet. A normal, natural cover for us, but a blanket on stargazing, and catching a fleeing glimpse of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower going on right now, supposedly popping down to earth 15 to 20 meteors an hour, if…
Overcast and way-dark this early Friday on California’s north coast as we look forward to the weekend, now within earshot. Hairy week past with airplanes falling out of the sky at an alarming rate — blown up or just blew up, a horror by any other name. And what’s really hairy is the misplaced fountain…
Fog again this early Wednesday on California’s north coast as we quickly work forward — today is the fall day toward the weekend. Hip-hip hooray! Although the NWS calls it “patchy fog,” the shit here on the coast feels like a soft, wet rain. Yesterday morning walking to work I could nearly feel the individual…
Foggy and chilly this way-too-early Monday on California’s north coast as the weekend officially comes to an abrupt end without much fanfare. An ugly morning is a Monday. And speaking of pure ugly — on Friday, US House GOPers passed a ludicrous, dumb-ass business tax-cut measure ‘with no effort to pay for or offset that…
Another normal early-morning here on California’s north coast — foggy and a bit warm even for the middle of the work week, though, this particular Wednesday is sucking up this nation’s birthday. Friday is the famous July 4 — our Independence Day (with aliens, too, but of the Hispanic variety) — but Arthur might strike…
Clear on a Monday here on California’s north coast with the skies still dark and chilly. Weekends move much-too fast and always it seems the first day of the week is the quickest on the draw. Beautiful weather around these parts, though, with Saturday and Sunday both bright and warm; more sunshine expected the rest…
